Robert Korneluk

MDA-supported researchers have found that experimental anti-cancer drugs that block IAP genes and kill cancer cells seem to have the opposite effect on muscle generation

posted on October 18, 2012 - 11:21am

Experimental anti-cancer drugs that block IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis) genes and kill cancer cells have unexpectedly been found to induce the growth and repair of muscle tissue, say scientists supported in part by MDA.